cannot make IPCHAINS work for me...

[rdkoli]

<br><br>I have successfully created a DHCP server, which assigns an IP to its<br>client. My ping results from client to server (ping server) work<br>perfect, whereas when i ping frm server (ping node1) it says &quot;unknown<br>host&quot;, but when i ping with the IP assigned to the client i get the<br>result.<br><br>Now i wish to share my net connections, att r the listings of my files.<br>Pls let me know where i m doing wrong.<br><br>My netcfg shows:<br>Names<br>-----<br>Hostnames=server.myindia.com<br>Domain = myindia.com<br>Nameservers =&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;202.54.1.30<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;202.54.1.116<br><br>Hosts<br>-----<br>IP&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NickNames<br>127.0.0.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;localhost.localdomain&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;localhost<br>192.168.0.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;server.myindia.com&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;server<br><br>Interfaces<br>----------<br>lo&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;127.0.0.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;none&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;active<br>eth0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;192.168.0.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;none&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;active<br>ppp0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;none&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;no&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;inactive<br><br><br><br><br><br>NETWORKING=yes<br>HOSTNAME=server1.myindia.com<br>GATEWAY=<br>GATEWAYDEV=<br>FORWARD_IPV4=yes<br><br><br><br><br>#!/bin/sh<br>echo &quot;1&quot; &gt; /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward<br>echo &quot;1&quot; &gt; /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr<br>/sbin/ipchains -F<br>/sbin/ipchains -P forward DENY<br>/sbin/ipchains -A forward -s 255.255.255.255<br>255.255.255.0<br>192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 -j MASQ<br>/sbin/ipchains -L<br><br><br><br><br>#!/bin/sh<br>#<br># This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.<br># You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't<br># want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.<br><br>if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R=$(cat /etc/redhat-release)<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;arch=$(uname -m)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a=&quot;a&quot;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;case &quot;_$arch&quot; in<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;_a*) a=&quot;an&quot;;;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;_i*) a=&quot;an&quot;;;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;esac<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NUMPROC=`egrep -c &quot;^cpu[0-9]+&quot; /proc/stat`<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if [ &quot;$NUMPROC&quot; -gt &quot;1&quot; ]; then<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SMP=&quot;$NUMPROC-processor &quot;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if [ &quot;$NUMPROC&quot; = &quot;8&quot; -o &quot;$NUMPROC&quot; = &quot;11&quot; ]; then<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a=&quot;an&quot;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;else<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a=&quot;a&quot;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fi<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fi<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;# This will overwrite /etc/issue at every boot.&nbsp;&nbsp;So, make any<br>changes you<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;# want to make to /etc/issue here or you will lose them when you<br>reboot.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;echo &quot;&quot; &gt; /etc/issue<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;echo &quot;$R&quot; &gt;&gt; /etc/issue<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;echo &quot;Kernel $(uname -r) on $a $SMP$(uname -m)&quot; &gt;&gt; /etc/issue<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cp -f /etc/issue /etc/issue.net<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;echo &gt;&gt; /etc/issue<br>fi<br><br>/sbin/route add -host 255.255.255.0 dev eth0<br><br>/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_autofw<br>/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_cuseeme<br>/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_ftp<br>/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_irc<br>/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_mfw<br>/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_portfw<br>/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_quake<br>/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_raudio<br>/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_user<br>/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_vdolive<br>/etc/rc.d/rc.fw<br><br><br><br><br><br>search myindia.com<br>nameserver 202.54.1.30<br>nameserver 202.54.4.116<br><br><br>

 

[chgwhat]

The dhcp server has to advise the server of new cliients.<br>normally have them all listed in the /etc/hosts.<br>Or your internal DNS if you have one. <p> Tony ... aka chgwhat<br><a href=mailto:tony_b@technologist.com>tony_b@technologist.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>When in doubt,,, Power out...